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Name"Timaru" Trophy cup, HMS New Zealand, 1913.
ProductionUnknown; silversmith; 1912; London
Classificationtrophies
Materialssterling silver
Materials Summarysterling silver cup
Techniquessilversmithing
DimensionsOverall: 280mm (width), 505mm (height)
Registration NumberGH012068
Credit lineGift of the Navy Office, Wellington, 1929
Overview
This large, sterling silver trophy cup in the form of an amphora was presented to the British battlecruiser HMS New Zealand as a token of loyalty by 'the women of New Zealand', during the ship's New Zealand tour in 1913.